cladistic

adjective

cla·​dis·​tic klə-ˈdi-stik 

kla-

: of, relating to, utilizing, or being cladistics compare phenetic

cladistically

klə-ˈdi-sti-k(ə-)lē 

kla-

adverb

Word History

Etymology

clade + -istic

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Rhymes for cladistic

• artistic
• autistic
• ballistic
• heuristic
• holistic
• linguistic
• logistic
• monistic
• patristic
• sadistic
• simplistic
• sophistic